Women In Film, Los Angeles announced today that they have elected five new members to its Board of Directors. Syrinthia Studer, Andrea Nelson Meigs, Talitha Watkins, Vanessa Morrison and Tracy McGrath have joined the board of industry leaders who represent diverse aspects of the screen industries.

“The 2019 Board of Di…

Hollywood has been putting weight and focus on diversity and inclusion when it comes to not only acting but directing and writing. Various studios and networks have put their best foot forward to do what they can to move the needle when it moves to representation with various programs — particularly ones that promote…

This list will be updated on a regular basis this week with more events to be announced. Please send any event or party details to anthony@deadline.com. Most events are by invite-only except for the Oscar Week panels; tickets sold for those at Oscars.org.

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As part of the Stella Artois & Deadline Sundance Series, Nisha Ganatra, Bruna Papandrea, and Cathy Schulman sat down for special Women in Film panel titled "#GotStamped: Gender Parity Success Stories" moderated by Amanda N’Duka.

Ganatra collaborated with Mindy Kaling for Late Night which, Deadline exclusively reported…

Women In Film, Los Angeles has revealed the recipients of its 33rd annual Film Finishing Fund, which awards cash grants and production services to complete works-in-progress films that are by or about women.

A total of nine grantees were chosen by an industry jury for the calendar year 2018. This edition’s crop emerged…

The Black List and Women In Film announced the six participants in their 3rd Annual Episodic Lab for women writers. The Lab will begin today and will run four weeks. The Lab will emphasize both craft and professional development to equip participants with the knowledge to build and sustain their careers.

This year’s me…

The all-female FFFest, the Female Filmmakers Festival, has set its inaugural lineup, highlighted by the world premiere of Maverick, directed by Cara Stricker.

The three-day screening and talk series will celebrate accomplished female filmmakers and empower women who want to break into the industry. It will take place a…

Speaking at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday, ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey talked about the importance of standing up to things that don’t match our values and beliefs.

Dungey made the comments while accepting the Lucy Award for Excellence in Television, which came on t…

The Sundance and Toronto film festivals will both allocate 20 percent of press credentials to underrepresented journalists going forward, Brie Larson announced on Wednesday night at the Women in Film Los Angeles Crystal + Lucy Awards.

Collecting the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film, Larson said that Sundance would …

Amy Baer has been elected the new Board President of Women in Film with duties, beginning officially on June 15, 2018. That follows the organization's major annual fundraiser on June 13, namely the Women In Film Crystal and Lucy Awards Gala. Outgoing President Cathy Schulman, who has been at the helm for the past…

Women in Film Los Angeles unveiled this year’s honorees for the Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards. The annual benefit gala, which supports WIF LA's educational and philanthropic programs and its advocacy for gender parity for women in the industry, will take place on June 13 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

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EXCLUSIVE: Two days after Best Actress winner Frances McDormand led a handful of female Oscar nominees and winners to stand as she urged for more inclusion in Hollywood, the ReFrame initiative has generated a handbook with numerous key proposals its organizers believe will help promulgate meaningful reform and diverse…